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Tom Ewell (April 29, 1909 – September 12, 1994) was an American actor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The New York Times )〕 His most successful and arguably most identifiable role is of Richard Sherman in ''The Seven Year Itch'' which he played on both the Broadway stage (1952-1954) and in the 1955 Hollywood film. He played in several other light comedies in the 1950s, though he preferred to work on the stage. ==Early life and career== Ewell was born Samuel Yewell Tompkins in Owensboro, Kentucky. His family expected him to follow in their footsteps as lawyers or whiskey and tobacco dealers but Ewell decided to pursue acting instead. Ewell began acting in summer stock in 1928 with Don Ameche, before moving to New York City in 1931. He enrolled in the Actors Studio alongside classmates Montgomery Clift and Karl Malden. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 and his film debut in 1940, and for several years played comic supporting roles. His acting career was interrupted during World War II when he served in the United States Navy.〔http://movies.nytimes.com/person/22371/Tom-Ewell New York Times Biography〕〔Wise, Stars in Blue.〕 After World War II, Ewell attracted attention with a strong performance in the film ''Adam's Rib'' (1949) and he began to receive Hollywood roles more frequently. Ewell continued acting in summer stock through the 1940s: He starred opposite June Lockhart in Lawrence Riley's biographical play ''Kin Hubbard'' in 1951, the story of one of America's greatest humorists and cartoonists. With this play, Ewell also made his debut as a producer. In 1947 he won a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Fred Taylor in the original Broadway cast of ''John Loves Mary''. His most successful and arguably most identifiable role came in 1952 when he began the Broadway production of ''The Seven Year Itch''. With Vanessa Brown as "The Girl", the show ran for almost three years, and Ewell played the part more than 900 times, as he said when he appeared as a mystery guest on ''What's My Line?'' to promote the movie. He won a 1953 Tony Award for this role. He reprised his role in the 1955 film version, with Brown replaced by Marilyn Monroe. The scene of Ewell slyly admiring Monroe as she stood over a subway grate with her skirt billowing has become one of the most iconic moments in film. He won a Golden Globe Award for his performance. He enjoyed other film successes, including ''The Lieutenant Wore Skirts'' with Sheree North and ''The Girl Can't Help It'' (both 1956) opposite Jayne Mansfield. In ''The Girl Can't Help It,'' sultry Julie London appears as a mirage to Tom Miller (Ewell) singing her signature song, Cry Me A River. Ewell played Abel Frake in the 1962 version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''State Fair''. He co-starred in the U.S. premiere of ''Waiting for Godot'' with Bert Lahr in 1956 at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida. However, as his film and theater careers seemed to have reached their peaks, he turned his attention to television. Over several years he played guest roles in numerous series, and received an Emmy Award nomination for his continuing role in the television series ''Baretta'', with Ewell commenting that working on that series had given him greater pleasure than any project he had ever worked on. In 1982 he co-starred as the drunken town doctor in the short lived comedy ''Best of the West''. His final acting performance was in a 1986 episode of ''Murder, She Wrote''. In a 1983 interview, Ewell stated that the theater was the only arena in which actors could be creative, because films were the work of directors, and television was the work of technicians. He said he did not hold any particular regard for any of his films, with the exception of ''The Seven Year Itch''. He also spoke highly of his co-star Monroe, saying that he "adored" her and that she was "such a lovely person to work with". He claimed never to have seen any of his films, including ''The Seven Year Itch'', and had only ever seen glimpses of himself onscreen when his wife was watching television. He said he suffered from an inferiority complex and could not bear to see himself on screen as he was too critical of himself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Ewell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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